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a long time ago

4

to weave

7

change; conversion; transformation; transformation

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to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger

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oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin

2

polyethylene

1

alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)

1

to gain in quantity

2

animal (in nature); animal (in origin)

1

fibre; fiber

1

inanimate object

1

small; compact

1

with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob

2

to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin

3

narcotic; drug; dope

4

gesture; charades (game)

2

roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly

3

20 years old; (arch.) twenty

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Ogura Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets

2

beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill

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hard to read

3

to peek; to peep

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to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine

1

Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)

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to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted

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to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating

6

learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)

3

class

3

supplement; complement

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to affect; to impact; to influence

5

to add (to); to add on; to append

5

being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to

1

a friend is a good thing to have; a good friend is a great blessing

1

some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort

6

explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)

11

online preview (of a book, magazine, etc.)

1

work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out

2

success; boom; being well-attended (of an event); prosperity

4

to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying

4

digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else

2

to parry; to sidestep; to dodge

5

(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus

1

leaving (e.g. a courtroom, workplace); exiting; withdrawal (e.g. from a superior's presence)

11

to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame

2

to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)

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mud ball; dirt ball

1

in hand; on hand; on one; handheld

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to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)

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source; origin

2

to cough violently; to have a coughing fit

5